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Be it known that Weflinwis E; Sannnnns and liter' linen iii/"mrs, citizens of tliellnited .States residinget Niagara. Falls, in the county of eiiagera end State ei'llew York,

here eeitafin new and useful Im4 proveniente inv luminous I Abrasives, of

' which the ioilening is a specification.

Tins inventien relates to a novel abrasive :mi consisting essentially of alumina and iron maid, tlie alumina in crystalline forni and in preponderant proportion. Thev iatent s 9524.508, patented April l2, Elli?, o der in and LSieunders, presents advanove all other known abrasives ier eer tain speeie purposes, including precision ming. This abrasive is however ani'itaeture, inasmuch es alui...iiia isite purity is at the present time' mmm-@in l? obtainable oniy through hmc iGGe-sses involving tlie solution and precipitation of alumina, l his feet has s, f- 1 limited the use et the abres; nas

rendered inapraetieeiile its anpiieation 'to many grinding operations for which it is `partieniarly adapted.

ereul investigations have shown. that the superiority o the pure aluminous abrasive is in iarge part due to tlie feet that the grain possesses e relatively Weak struc ture, combined with a relatively high degree By Weel; structure i' is meant that the particles or grains the aorasive oreal down comparatively readily when sul jeeted to eompression or impact, or under the conditions el? use in the grinding op erationa The principal impurities which are nor- I Specification of Letters Patent.

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melly associated with alumina in native ores are, as 1s Well known, s1l1ea, t1tan1um oxid and iron oXid.

and titanium oxid has shown that these 1at ter oxide, individually or together, in limited proportions, very materially increase the strength of the abrasive grain. ample, this effect is strongly marked when silica is present to the extent of three to four per cent., the balance being alumina.

`We have found that the eli'ects due to ferrie oxid differ entirely from those due to tlieoxids of silicon Vand titanium. -`va'tflien ferrie oXid is introduced into the composition of the aluminous abrasive in proportions up to ten per cent. or even higher, it is Withoutill e'ect upon the grain, yand aypears to loe essentially neutral in its action: that is, it seems to act merely as e neutral diluent for the alumina, the essential valuable properties of which are retained substantially uniinpeired. On the other. bend, the presence of ferrie oxid in material proportions oers eert-ain very definite and 'pesi tive advantages, lootli from an operating and from commercial viewpoint.

Abrasives such asy are herein referred to are prepared by fusing the appropriate Charge in an electric furnace, tlie home geneous molten mass being either permitted to cool or chilled in the furnace, or poured or tapped therefrom. iron oxid reduces the melting-pointof-the Charge, as compared 'with pure alumina, and therefore permits fusion with less expenditure of energy.

,Moreoyeig the iower nieitiiig-poiiit is in itself a decided operating advantage, since less diiieulty is experienced in pouring or tapping the product, when it is desired to do This results from the fact that the iiuidity ef the bath is'inereased as eomparefi with the bath ot substantialiy pure alumina,

Qur invention is of considerable technical and o-.nnnierciel importance, inasmuch as it enabies us to produce an abrasive which is essentially similar in its epplication and For ex- '50 Examination of abrasives Conslstmg essentially of' alumina associated with material amounts of silica.`

mode of use to the valuableproduct made from substantially pure alumina, the 1new abrasive being however prepared from vless pure and therefore less costly materials; It

is therefore capable of more extended use.

For example,rv there occur certain natural 'sulfatos' .of aluminum which appeared at first to offer cheap sources of pure alumina as the'manu'facturing operations are very filtration, evaporation, and roasting.

able for the manufacture of the abrasive4 herein described will occur -to those familiar With the art. For example, certain slags or by-pro'ducts resulting from thermit smelting` lor welding processes are available, such processes depending on the reaction between mei' so tal'lic. aluminum and ferrie oxid. Another source-:which maybe mentioned is the prodiictbbtained from clay by methods, involving the use of hydrofluoric acid, etc., without the i necessity of completely eliminating the iron oXid, such elimination being as is well known a 'difficult or troublesome .step in processes of this type.

The following are analyses of certain representative products prepared with varying proportions of iron oXid,.,but free from tures.

substantial proportions of other iiuxing oxidsz.-

. l A1203. FezO, Si02. TiOz'.

98.80 1.09 .0,11 f 0.o 98.61 1 .1.37 0.02 0.o 94.26' `5.69 0;,05 0.0 84.82 14.51 0.67 .0,0

A product of the desired composition, containing say l to 15 per cent. of ferrie oXid,

is easily prepared by fusing-the appropriate charge containing alumina and ferrie oxid, in an electric furnace of the type ordinarily used or the fusion of bauxite, the'melted charg'e'being either cured from the furnace or permitted. to solldify therein as maybe preferred.

We 'claimz-f- --An'electric furnace product comprising crystalline alumina associated with iron oXid, but substantially free from oxids of silicon andtitanium.

2. An'electric furnace product consisting essentially of crystalline alumina associated -with one to fteen per cent. of' iron oxid.

. 3. An electric furnace product consisting.

essentially of crystalline alumina associated with iron oxid, said product possessing the essential characteristic qualities of. a substantially pure aluminous abrasive.

.In testimony whereof, we affix ourvsigna- Lewis An. sami-Dans. RAY HILL WHITE. l 

